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New Delhi:
Canadian EDM star Deadmau5 has settled a year-long dispute over the Mickey Mouse ears he wears on stage with Disney. Details of the settlement have not been made public.
An attorney for Deadmau5, whose real name is Joel Zimmerman, told The Hollywood Reporter that, "Disney and Deadmau5 have amicably resolved their dispute." On Twitter, Deadmau5 posted a link to the story:
Disney flipped out when Deadmau5 attempted to trademark a caricature of the mouse head he wears while performing. In September last year, Disney filed a complaint with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board alleging that the musician's mouse head was 'nearly identical' to the cartoon mouse and would 'cause confusion.'
Deadmau5 responded by attributing the anticipated 'confusion' to Disney assuming 'stupidity' on the part of the public and telling Mickey to 'lawyer up':
Meanwhile, Deadmau5 also settled a separate dispute last week over a Toronto show called Deadmouse: The Musical, featuring a character named 'Joel Zimmermouse' and is described on its official website "the story of a mouse who wants to be a house DJ but is discriminated against for being a mouse." Deadmau5 pulled back a cease-and-desist notice accusing the producers of copyright infringement and tweeted last week:
The disclaimer on the show's site reads: "Just so there's no confusion Deadmouse the Musical is not written by Deadmau5 or endorsed by Deadmau5. It is a parody. It was written out of love of house music culture."
An attorney for Deadmau5, whose real name is Joel Zimmerman, told The Hollywood Reporter that, "Disney and Deadmau5 have amicably resolved their dispute." On Twitter, Deadmau5 posted a link to the story:
Tadaaaa!!! *waves jazzhands*. http://t.co/oqRxhSxWNQ
deadmau5 (@deadmau5) June 22, 2015Disney flipped out when Deadmau5 attempted to trademark a caricature of the mouse head he wears while performing. In September last year, Disney filed a complaint with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board alleging that the musician's mouse head was 'nearly identical' to the cartoon mouse and would 'cause confusion.'
Deadmau5 responded by attributing the anticipated 'confusion' to Disney assuming 'stupidity' on the part of the public and telling Mickey to 'lawyer up':
landed home to some interesting news: looks like Disney officially just filed in opposition of my trademark... lawyer up mickey.
— deadmau5 (@deadmau5) September 3, 2014Disney thinks you might confuse an established electronic musician / performer with a cartoon mouse. That's how stupid they think you are.
— deadmau5 (@deadmau5) September 3, 2014Meanwhile, Deadmau5 also settled a separate dispute last week over a Toronto show called Deadmouse: The Musical, featuring a character named 'Joel Zimmermouse' and is described on its official website "the story of a mouse who wants to be a house DJ but is discriminated against for being a mouse." Deadmau5 pulled back a cease-and-desist notice accusing the producers of copyright infringement and tweeted last week:
There. The dead mouse musical debacle is settled. They have just put up a disclaimer and called it a parody. Moving along now.
— deadmau5 (@deadmau5) June 18, 2015The disclaimer on the show's site reads: "Just so there's no confusion Deadmouse the Musical is not written by Deadmau5 or endorsed by Deadmau5. It is a parody. It was written out of love of house music culture."
